EFFECTS OF FILM-BASED LISTENING INSTRUCTION ON LISTENING COMPREHENSION AND LEARNING ATTITUDES AMONG BUSINESS ENGLISH STUDENTS IN AN EFL CONTEXT

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This study investigated the effects of watching English-language films on Business English students’ listening comprehension and learning attitudes in an English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) context. Seventy Business English students at Can Tho Technical- Economic College participated in a one-group pretest–posttest (quasi-experimental) intervention integrating English- language films into listening instruction. Quantitative data were collected through listening pre-tests and post-tests and an attitude questionnaire, and qualitative data were gathered through classroom observations. Paired-samples t-test results showed a statistically significant improvement in listening scores from pre-test (M= 7.54, SD = 2.249) to post-test (M = 8.07, SD = 2.341), t = 2.111, p = 0.037 (N = 70). Questionnaire results indicated generally positive attitudes toward movie-based listening activities, including reported gains in motivation, vocabulary, and idiom acquisition, and cultural awareness. However, perceived gains in communicative confidence were more modest. Overall, the findings support the use of English-language films as supplementary instructional resources to develop listening comprehension and foster positive learning attitudes in this EFL setting.